Timur Khan Ajarlu Shamlu (also spelled Teymur Khan Ajarlu'i) was the Safavid-appointed governor of Kurdistan from 1682 to 1688.[1] Following the execution of the unpopular governor Khosrow Khan Ardalan, Shah Solayman (r. 1666–1694) had him replaced with Timur Khan, who became the first non-Kurdish governor of the province.[2] Since Timur Khan was a foreigner with no connection to the province, he was eventually chased out by the locals.[3] In 1688, he was replaced by Khan Ahmad Khan II Ardalan.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Floor 2008, p. 228.
- ^ Matthee 2015, p. 448.
- ^ Matthee 2015, pp. 444, 448.
Sources edit
- Floor, Willem (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, D.C.: Mage Publishers. ISBN 978-1933823232.
- Matthee, Rudi (2015). "Relations between the Center and the Periphery in Safavid Iran: The Western Borderlands v. the Eastern Frontier Zone". The Historian. 77 (3): 431–463. doi:10.1111/hisn.12068. S2CID 143393018.
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